Matthew Brown started his musical journey playing euphonium at the age of 10. Since then, he has learned trombone, tuba, trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, and piano. During high school, he was selected to be a member of the All-State Band three times, and also performed with the Honors Performance Seri…

Kayte Burgess began her musical journey in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. At the age of 12, Kayte started studying Piano and Opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music. It wasn’t long before she fell in love with Jazz. Kayte graduated from Humber College in Toronto with a BA in Jazz Theory, Arranging and P…

Andrew strives to teach individuals how to express themselves through music in a relaxed, creative, and personalized environment. His teaching reflects a well-rounded approach in learning songs, music theory, reading, composing, and improvised creativity- all with the intention of inspiring happiness and sati…

Patrick Hyland is a musician and composer who specializes in the study, teaching, and performing of the guitar. Patrick started his musical journey at the age of 8 taking private piano lessons and adding private guitar lessons at the age of 13. Patrick continued his piano and guitar music education with vario…

At in-home music education, performance and production, Aaron is a Juno Award winning multiple woodwind specialist, keyboardist and composer. He has appeared on saxophone, flute, clarinet, duduk, keyboards and vocals with Fred Hersch, Andy Milne, Clare Fischer, Ralph Alessi, Ben Monder, Bernadette Peters and …

Lindsey is a recent graduate of Syracuse University, having received a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre and a minor in vocal performance. She has been an active vocalist, performing in theatrical productions since 2005. Lindsey has participated in choirs, choruses, and her colleges’ premier co ed A …

A dedicated bassist with years of experience in ensembles, recording studios, and bands, Stephen Meisel has put his passion for music and the arts into action at multiple levels. He has discovered outlets either through advanced studies of music and poetry at Cornell University, where he graduated from in 201…

Thayer Naples was born and raised in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1990. Picking up the guitar ate age seven, Thayer has presently been playing for twenty five years. Honing his craft, practicing hard and diligently through adolescence, up to ten hours a day, Thayer played in his schools Jazz band and studied Cla…

Originally from in Topeka, Kansas, Nels first picked up the guitar at the age of 8 and hasn’t looked back since. He is passionate about working with kids and improving his student’s ability at the piano and guitar. Nels has studied under professional guitarists such as Rick Taylor and Lori Buonamici. Follow…

As a music teacher of over 30 years, Doug truly believes in the power that music can bring to students. The dedication and life skills that Doug has learned as a multi-instrumentalist, taking the time to learn drums, percussion, piano, guitar and ukulele, he has developed into a well rounded musician who enjo…